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Kauai Surf Report

 

NOAA and CDIP Buoys Monday, November 24th, 6:10am PST Hawaii Buoys Swell Wind Temp NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 130° 78.6 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 120° 78.6 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 100° 78.3 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 14 kt 100° 78.6 °F Waimea Bay, HI   6.2 ft 12 sec 323° --- --- 78.8 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   4.9 ft 9 sec 72° --- --- 77.5 °F Mokapu Point, HI   5.9 ft 9 sec 75° --- --- 78.4 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   4.9 ft 13 sec 312° --- --- 79.2 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   3.0 ft 6 sec 145° --- --- 79.2 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   6.2 ft 9 sec 88° --- --- 78.1 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   3.6 ft 13 sec 306° --- --- 79.9 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   6.9 ft 13 sec 341° --- --- 79.0 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 17-23 kt 60° 78.4 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 16-17 kt 80° 78.8 °F Ritidian Point, Guam   8.2 ft 10 sec 75° --- --- 85.3 °F Ipan, Guam   7.2 ft 9 sec 82° --- --- 83.7 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   6.9 ft 11 sec 55° --- --- 85.1 °F UTWE, KOSRAE, MICRONESIA   4.6 ft 10 sec 96° --- --- 85.3 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   7.9 ft 10 sec 134° --- --- 83.8 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   5.9 ft 12 sec 340° --- --- 84.0 °F Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP

 

San Francisco Oahu 48-hour Buoy Charts  -  Kauai Region NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE (NOAA 51001) Yesterday Today -- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO (NOAA 51101) Yesterday Today -- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NORTHERN HAWAII ONE (NOAA 51000) Yesterday Today -- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Hanalei, Kauai (CDIP 202) Yesterday Today ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 WESTERN HAWAII (NOAA 51003) Yesterday Today ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 View all buoy charts  >> Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP

 

San Francisco Oahu Hanalei Buoy  -  Swell Direction swell direction details Hanalei buoy directional graphic courtesy of CDIP

 

Current Wind Conditions   Kauai Wind Observations Lower Limahuli SSE (160°) 2-8 kt 3:15 am  Mon 11/24 Common Ground Calm 3:15 am  Mon 11/24 Moloaa Dairy ESE (110°) 5-12 kt 2:45 am  Mon 11/24 Hanamaulu NNW (340°) 0-3 kt 3:15 am  Mon 11/24 Lihue E (80°) 12 kt 3:00 am  Mon 11/24 Nawiliwili Nos ENE (70°) 13-16 kt 3:24 am  Mon 11/24 Poipu ENE (70°) 5-12 kt 3:00 am  Mon 11/24 Lawai Ntbg ENE (70°) 7-13 kt 3:15 am  Mon 11/24 Port Allen ENE (70°) 11-16 kt 3:00 am  Mon 11/24 Makaha Ridge SE (140°) 0-3 kt 3:11 am  Mon 11/24 Mana SE (130°) 0-3 kt 3:34 am  Mon 11/24 Barking Sands E (100°) 3 kt 3:32 am  Mon 11/24 Puu Lua Calm 3:35 am  Mon 11/24 Puu Opae N (10°) 1-2 kt 3:34 am  Mon 11/24 Waimea Heights NE (40°) 1-7 kt 3:35 am  Mon 11/24 Wind observations courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

Kauai Tide Charts Tide chart courtesy of The University of South Carolina

 

Kauai Cloud Cover Satellite imagery courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

Tropical Storms Wundermap - East Pacific    Hurricane Archive Tropical storms map courtesy of the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy

 

Kauai Coastal Waters Forecast FZHW50 PHFO 240139 CWFHFO Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Honolulu HI 338 PM HST Sun Nov 23 2025 Hawaiian coastal waters within 40 nautical miles including the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary. 338 PM HST Sun Nov 23 2025 .Synopsis for Hawaiian coastal waters... Gentle to locally fresh easterly trades will prevail through as a surface ridge sits far northeast of the islands. An increase in southeasterly winds on Friday and Saturday as a front approaches from the northwest. Kauai Northwest Waters- 339 PM HST Sun Nov 23 2025 TONIGHT East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 5 feet at 13 seconds and east 4 feet at 8 seconds. Isolated showers. MONDAY East southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 5 feet at 12 seconds and east 4 feet at 7 seconds. MONDAY NIGHT East southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming 7 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds and northwest 3 feet at 11 seconds. TUESDAY East winds 7 to 10 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds and northwest 3 feet at 10 seconds. Isolated showers in the morning. TUESDAY NIGHT East winds to 10 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 5 feet at 16 seconds and east 4 feet at 6 seconds. WEDNESDAY East southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming 7 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 feet, building to 8 to 9 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: North northwest 8 feet at 16 seconds and east 3 feet at 6 seconds. WEDNESDAY NIGHT East southeast winds 7 to 10 knots. Seas 8 to 10 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 9 feet at 15 seconds and east 3 feet at 6 seconds. THURSDAY East southeast winds 7 to 10 knots, veering to southeast 10 to 15 knots. Seas 7 to 10 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 9 feet at 15 seconds and east 3 feet at 7 seconds. FRIDAY Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, veering to south 7 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 5 feet at 13 seconds and east 4 feet at 7 seconds. Isolated showers through the day. Kauai Windward Waters- 339 PM HST Sun Nov 23 2025 TONIGHT East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 7 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds and northwest 5 feet at 13 seconds. Scattered showers, mainly this evening. MONDAY East southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds and north northwest 5 feet at 12 seconds. MONDAY NIGHT East southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds and north northwest 4 feet at 11 seconds. TUESDAY East southeast winds to 10 knots. Seas to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds and north northwest 3 feet at 11 seconds. Isolated showers in the morning. TUESDAY NIGHT East winds to 10 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds and north northwest 4 feet at 16 seconds. Isolated showers after midnight. WEDNESDAY East southeast winds to 10 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet, building to 8 to 9 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: North northwest 8 feet at 16 seconds and east southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. WEDNESDAY NIGHT East southeast winds to 10 knots. Seas 9 to 10 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 9 feet at 15 seconds and east 4 feet at 6 seconds. THURSDAY East southeast winds to 10 knots, rising to 15 knots. Seas 7 to 10 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 9 feet at 15 seconds and east southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. FRIDAY Southeast winds to 15 knots, easing to 10 knots in the afternoon, then becoming east southeast in the evening, becoming south 7 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds and north northwest 5 feet at 13 seconds. Kauai Leeward Waters- 339 PM HST Sun Nov 23 2025 TONIGHT East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 5 feet at 13 seconds and east 4 feet at 6 seconds. Isolated showers. MONDAY East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds and northwest 4 feet at 12 seconds. Isolated showers in the morning. MONDAY NIGHT East winds 7 to 10 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds and northwest 3 feet at 11 seconds. TUESDAY East northeast winds 7 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds. TUESDAY NIGHT East winds 7 to 10 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 5 feet at 16 seconds and east 3 feet at 5 seconds. WEDNESDAY East southeast winds 7 to 10 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, building to 6 to 9 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: North northwest 8 feet at 16 seconds and east southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. WEDNESDAY NIGHT Winds variable less than 10 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 8 feet at 15 seconds and east southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. THURSDAY East southeast winds 7 to 10 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 8 feet at 15 seconds and east 3 feet at 5 seconds. FRIDAY Southeast winds to 10 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds and north northwest 4 feet at 13 seconds. Isolated showers. Kauai Channel- 339 PM HST Sun Nov 23 2025 TONIGHT East winds to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds and north northwest 4 feet at 13 seconds. Scattered showers, mainly this evening. MONDAY East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds and north northwest 4 feet at 12 seconds. MONDAY NIGHT East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming 7 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds and north northwest 3 feet at 11 seconds. TUESDAY East winds 7 to 10 knots, backing to east northeast 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds. TUESDAY NIGHT East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 4 feet at 16 seconds and east 3 feet at 5 seconds. Isolated showers after midnight. WEDNESDAY East winds 7 to 10 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 6 feet at 16 seconds and east 3 feet at 5 seconds. WEDNESDAY NIGHT East winds 7 to 10 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 7 feet at 15 seconds and east 3 feet at 5 seconds. THURSDAY East winds 7 to 10 knots, veering to east southeast 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 7 feet at 15 seconds and east 3 feet at 5 seconds. FRIDAY Southeast winds 7 to 10 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: East southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds and north northwest 4 feet at 13 seconds. Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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